SRINAGAR — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is arriving on Thursday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which he will review the overall security situation in the union territory. Official sources said that the Defence Minister will also visit various forward areas and review the preparedness of the army deployed on the country’s […]
SRINAGAR — In a tragic incident on Wednesday, a mother-son duo died while as two other family members were injured after a tree fell on their tent in Zaban Gali area of Shopian. An official said that during gusty winds last night, one big tree fell on Kotha (tent) at Zaban Gali in forest area […]
MUMBAI — Senior TV journalist Navika Kumar has been named in an FIR registered in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district against now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who had allegedly made objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad during a news debate hosted by Kumar, police said on Tuesday. The First Information Report was registered at Nanalpeth police station on […]
POONCH — Body of a 21-year-old youth was found in water channel of flour mill near ITI Surankote in the Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. They said that following information, a police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body. Subsequently, they said, it was shifted to Sub District Hospital Surankote for identification […]
SRINAGAR — A Cop was injured after militants hurled a grenade towards police party in Padshahi Bagh area of Bijbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening. A top police officer told GNS that militants lobbed a grenade on Police party, which resulted splinter injuries to a policeman. He has been shifted to nearby […]
SRINAGAR — Several students were injured after a school bus toppled near Dubjan bridge on Mughal road in Shopian district on Wednesday An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that one school bus of Smart Mission High School, Ghasipura Wunpora, Anantnag toppled near Dubjan Bridge. He said that soon after the incident 15 Garhwal […]
SRINAGAR — Manpreet Singh Mani, Joint Secretary Indian Youth Congress on Wednesday condemned the manhandling of party leaders and workers by Delhi police at AICC Office in New Delhi. He said that the workers of the party will continue to protest on Thursday across the country over the manhandling of its leaders. The police kept […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday the pleas filed by Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind seeking directions to the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that no further demolitions of properties of alleged accused of recent violence are carried out in the State. The Muslim body in its plea has said […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at three locations in Baramulla district and one location in Handwara in connection with the cross LoC trade and militant financing case. A senior NIA official said that the search operations were conducted at the premises of suspected cross-border traders and connected persons. The case […]
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission has initiated the revision of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir following the delimitation exercise and the draft rolls will be prepared by August 31, sources said on Wednesday. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey carried out a review and directed the Jammu and […]